Strand 3: IT Systems

The student who is compling each set ot notes is listed Below the topoc

3.1 Hardware

Topic	Student Name
Types of Computers: Personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop, desktop computer	Andrea
MAC Address	Aqueel
Motherboard	Chesi
CPU, microprocessor, clock speed: for example, megahertz (Mhz, GHz, THz) to Terahertz.	EJ
Primary Storage ROM and RAM	Henry
Secondary Storage Optical Magnetic Flash Storage	Jordi
Units of Storage (Kb to YB)	Kyle
Character Encoding ASCII	Terence
Ports (Internal and External)	Trilok
Input Devices
Keyboards	Andrea
Mice	Aqueel
Touch Pads	Chesi
OMR, OCR,MICR, RFID (Radio frequency Identification), Radio tag, Bar Code, scanners, magnetic strip readers	EJ
Microphones	Henry
Smart Card Readers	Jordi
Webcams, digital cameras, digital video cameras	Kyle
Sensors, probes, real time data collectors	Terrence
Composite devices for example game controllers	Trilok
Touch Sensitive Devices	Henry
Printers, Monitors, Speakers, Projectors	Aqueel/ Chesi
CD-ROM (compact disc ready-only memory) DVD readers and burners	Trilok/Kyle